Autumn dharma

As autumn turns us toward the deepening dark, leaves fall away, the last of summer gardens wither in the wind, and frost blankets the land each morning. Hovering here between light and darkness, the long shadows remind us that ..read more

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Love and loyalty

‎”My loyalties will not be bound by national borders, or confined in time by one nation’s history, or limited in the spiritual dimension by one language and culture. I pledge my allegiance to the damned human race, and my ..read more

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Protect the planet

The Alberta Tar Sands Project has devasted a vast swath of North America, and its proposed extension, the Keystone XL Pipeline, would further crisscross the entire continent, transporting oil to refineries in Texas to then be distributed beyond.

An ..read more

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Moments of grace

Yesterday morning I visited the hospital where I volunteer as a non-sectarian chaplain. 95% of the patients are Christians of various hues, shadings, and intensity, as are the chaplains. I am the only non-ordained, non-sectarian chaplain there, or at any ..read more

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Alan Watts – Life is a Dance

A beautiful, light, brief teaching, from one of the West’s 20th century masters. “… in music, though, one doesn’t make the end of the composition the point of the composition. … the whole point of dancing is the ..read more

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“Matching” Brown Bags

A Living Earth donor has stepped up to make a matching gift challenge for our Brown Bag Project. This means the match will double every gift up to $500 between now and Thanksgiving.

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